Financial Statements: Industry Comparison University of Phoenix BSA 500: Business Systems I Instructor: May 28‚ 2007 Financial Statements: Industry Comparison More often managers are exposed to financial data and the need exists to develop knowledge and understanding of financial accounting concepts and principals. Nearly all companies prepare financial statements of some type and the complexity of those statements will vary. The analysis and interpretations of financial statements
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----Specialty retailer Industry 2. Commercial banking ----Commercial banks Industry 3. Pharmaceutical preparations ----Pharmaceuticals Industry 4. Commercial airline ----Aerospace and defense Industry 5. Computer software ----Network & other comm. Equip. Industry 6. IT service provider ----Internet services and retailing Industry 7. Liquor producer and distributor ----Beverages Industry 8. Integrated oil and gas
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• First‚ let us group the industries – several groups with broadly similar attributes : • Financial Industry o Commercial Banking Identify the Industry • Retail Industry o Retail Grocery Store • High-technology industries o Computer Software o Pharmaceutical Preparations o Semiconductor Manufacturer • Service Industry • • • • • IT Service Provider Mobile phone service provider Commercial airline Integrated Oil and Gas Liquor producer and distributor • Capital
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Introduction This paper aims to analyze the common-sized balance sheets and ratios of 12 companies in order to identify their respective industries (Please refer to the Appendix for an overview of the financial data). The balance sheets of the 12 companies are analyzed in four steps‚ as shown in the following table. Step Industry Common Characteristics Companies 1 Service Almost no inventories Inventory turnover negligible Major passenger airline Regional bank Temporary office
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exclusive use of G. NEVIOUS TB0069 August 9‚ 2007 Graeme Rankine Financial Statement Analysis— Identify the Industry Since opportunities and constraints tend to be different across industries‚ companies in different industries tend to make different investment‚ dividend‚ and financing decisions. Thus‚ firms in different industries exhibit different financial characteristics‚ and‚ hence‚ report different financial ratios. For example‚ “old economy” businesses with large amounts of tangible
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Cement Industry in India: Analysis of Financial Statements | | By:Group 7 | | | | Ankit Bansal | PGP28316 | Niraj Kumar | PGP28311 | Aditya Julka | PGP28331 | Chiranjib Saha | PGP28394 | Upasana Rustagi | PGP28301 | Rosemir Dodre | PGP27178 | | Revenue trends Insights from Industry sales data 1. Modest Growth – Cement being a pro-cyclical industry suffered a slowdown in sales growth from year 2008 onwards due to the global economic recession. The effect was
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• Industries in the case can be organized into five groups consisting of A. Financial industry High receivables (loans) and payables (deposits‚ other loans)‚ little inventory Commercial banking (2) 2 has the highest receivables and payables (both note payable and account payable). It has no raw materials‚ work in progress and finished goods‚ which are characteristics for a bank. B. Retail industry Lots of inventory‚ low gross profit percentage Retail grocery stores(1) 1 has the lowest
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be helping us understand financial statement analysis in a much broader way. It will also help us understand the implications of financial statement analysis to the management. This report will contribute additional knowledge on how to analyze the financial position of a company to determine if it is earning or losing. II. OBJECTIVES 1. Know and explain the various ways financial statements are analyzed. 2. Know and explain the objectives of financial statement analyses. 3. Know
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Project Report (Submitted for the Degree of B.Com. Honours in Accounting & Finance under the University of Calcutta) “Financial Statement Analysis” Submitted by--- Name of the Candidate: Subrata Jana Registration No. : 145-1121-0144-10 Roll No. : Goenka College of Commerce and Business Administration Supervised by Name of
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Financial Statement Analysis vs. Operating Indicator Analysis Financial analysis focuses on the data contained in a business’s financial statements (Gapenski‚ 2012). Financial statement analysis is applied to historical data‚ which comprise the road map for the business’s future (Gapenski‚ 2012). Financial statement analysis is used to trend for the future at the current condition. The financial statement analysis is supplemented by operating indicator analysis. Operating indicator analysis uses
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